Here comes the change

Been at the Canon show today in town, and yes, photography is dead. Long live video? Why? Because we can. It seems that now we are running in the wake of new technology without really knowing why.
In this case we are, as photographers, even ahead of our client base.
Who will pay for the new toys and the time for editing? Feels like th arrival of digital all over again.

On the up side, I met the massively enthusiastic Nick Turpin who I have met in my wake on two recent photo sessions. Time to go a bit Strobist?

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